A twenty-two page pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of enticing business owners to locate their businesses in Nashville. Content includes statistics on population, economy, business, transportation, taxes, cost...

An informational pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce urging manufacturers to consider locating their future plants in Nashville, Tennessee. Content includes maps showing Nashville's central location, an explanation of available...

A postcard of the Union Bus Terminal located at 517 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built in the latter part of the 1930s, this bus terminal exemplified the art deco architecture style of the time period. According to city...

A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing...

A view of the construction of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, built along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The original official name of the bridge was the Broadway Bridge. The bridge was completed in...

A view of the construction of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, built along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The original official name of the bridge was the Broadway Bridge. The bridge was completed in...

A photograph of the destruction of buildings on east side of the Public Square in Nashville, Tennessee. The square, with the county courthouse, city hall and market center, was a focus of wholesale commerce and political activity for the city for...

A scene from the opening of the Tennessee Theater, February 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee. This palatial Art Deco movie palace was located in downtown Nashville at 527 Church Street. It featured a 2,000-seat auditorium adjoining the Sudekum...

A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...

An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Kenneth L. Roberts, conducted on 27 July 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...

Pictured: Victory Memorial Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, May 22nd, 1964. This bridge connects the public square and the central business district, on the western side of the Cumberland River, to Main Street in East Nashville. M. S. Poteat’s...

A view of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium under construction circa 1960s. This facility, located at 417 4th Avenue N, was designed by Marr and Holman and opened in October of 1962. The structure has three levels with a seat capacity...

Pictured: Mayor Beverly Briley at the podium, related to the First American National Bank ground breaking in downtown Nashville, circa May 1971. The First American National Bank opened its new twenty-eight story building for the first time on July...

Pictured: Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley viewing the downtown area from atop the observation deck of the Life and Casualty Insurance Company, circa the 1960s. This life insurance company, based in Nashville, was founded in 1903 by A. M. Burton,...

A photo related to President Carter’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, October 26th, 1978. President Carter flew to Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee by Air Force One from Andrews AFB and was greeted by a delegation of Tennessee state...

People riding in a decorated horse-drawn carriage, wearing period clothing of a by-gone era, participating in the 1980 Easter Parade along Church Street in downtown Nashville. Harvey’s Department Store sponsored the parade. This festive...

A man and woman dressed in historical period clothing; they are participants in the 1979 Easter Parade in downtown Nashville. This festive springtime parade was enjoyed by many people, with its decorated parade floats, entertainers, and community...

A scene from the 1979 Easter Parade in downtown, Nashville. This festive springtime parade was enjoyed by many people, with its decorated parade floats, entertainers, and community participation. The event was organized by Kolleen Hudgins,...

A scene from a special event at the Tony Sudekum Memorial Planetarium in the Nashville Children’s Museum, circa 1950s. A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky. ...